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dzhokhar, a wrestler, and tamerlan, a boxer. who hoped to be on the u.s. olympic team. but in recent years, tamerlan had changed and became radicalized, according to his uncle, who says he then spoke to a family friend. >> he said there is someone who brainwashed him, some newly convert to islam. >> reporter: in 2011, russian intelligence, concerned about the threat of chech knowian terrorism asked the fbi to investigate tamerlan, based on information that he was a follower of radical islam and that he had changed drastically since 2010, according to an fbi statement. the fbi says a checked databases, interviewed tamerlan and family members, but quote did not find any terrorism activity, domestic or foreign. the fbi says it asked the russians for more, but never got answers. >> without any strong derogatory information, the fbi would still be limited in what it could do. >> reporter: in january, 2012, tamerlan flew to russia for six months. within a month of his return, in august 2012, tamerlan set up this youtube account full of islamie jihadi postings, many in russian
dzhokhar, a wrestler, and tamerlan, a boxer. who hoped to be on the u.s. olympic team. but in recent years, tamerlan had changed and became radicalized, according to his uncle, who says he then spoke to a family friend. >> he said there is someone who brainwashed him, some newly convert to islam. >> reporter: in 2011, russian intelligence, concerned about the threat of chech knowian terrorism asked the fbi to investigate tamerlan, based on information that he was a follower of...
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the older brother, tamerlan, came onto the fbi radar back in 2011. i know you have a copy of something now that i have as well. this is a statement from the fbi. the question is once he came on the radar, what happened to him? bear with me. this is from the fbi. once the fbi learned the identities of the two brothers today, the fbi reviewed its records and determined that in early 2011 a foreign government asked fbi for information about tamerlan tsarnaev. it was based on information that he was a follower of radical islam and strong believer and he had changed drastically since 2010 as he prepared to leave the united states for travel to the country's region to join unspecified underground groups. where did it go from there, michael? >> a couple of points, matt. first, we have to put this in context. the fbi and the national counterterrorism center that i led receives about 10,000 pieces of intelligence on terrorism each day so this was one of those. what the fbi did was interview him, try to get more information from the foreign intelligence servic
the older brother, tamerlan, came onto the fbi radar back in 2011. i know you have a copy of something now that i have as well. this is a statement from the fbi. the question is once he came on the radar, what happened to him? bear with me. this is from the fbi. once the fbi learned the identities of the two brothers today, the fbi reviewed its records and determined that in early 2011 a foreign government asked fbi for information about tamerlan tsarnaev. it was based on information that he...
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so the older brother tamerlan was an american person in 2011. there are limits to what we do to american citizens in terms of tracking them, surveilling them, monitoring their thoughts and their expressions. that's a fact. that's a reality of being a united states person or citizen. so there is this aspect of home-grown terrorism that has to be confronted. how you try to protect the country against it. as well as the nature of this kind of attack. a small bore, a terror attack with far fewer victims than some of the other attacks we've seen. how as a country do we secure the homeland as a result of that? i think that's part of where the debate will go. >> the other part of the debate is immigration and that's come back up, in washington because of an immigration deal and also because of what happened this week in boston. >> no question. and let's remember our recent history. 9/11 occurs at a time when the bush administration was pursuing comprehensive immigration reform. that was completely displaced by the 9/11 attacks and all the fear about pe
so the older brother tamerlan was an american person in 2011. there are limits to what we do to american citizens in terms of tracking them, surveilling them, monitoring their thoughts and their expressions. that's a fact. that's a reality of being a united states person or citizen. so there is this aspect of home-grown terrorism that has to be confronted. how you try to protect the country against it. as well as the nature of this kind of attack. a small bore, a terror attack with far fewer...
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tamerlan was an extrovert. >> wow. and he had the force of will and inner strength to succeed in a very tough business which at the end of the day calls for you to strap on gloves, get in a ring with someone of equal height, power, and size and -- >> he equated himself quite well. >> that's right. knock each other out. >> john curran, thank you very much. john curran, former boxing coach of what is now one of two suspects deceased older brother with the black baseball cap on the right. it is the white baseball cap, the younger suspect that has been and still remains the focus of such a manhunt. within the last hour, we've been told by the emergency management office in boston that if you are at work in boston and -- by the way, look at the streets in that area. if you're at work, they would rather you not shelter at work. they would much prefer it if you went home. so those people who are on the job today and did go into work in boston, this is really kind of being treated as almost a snow day. if it weren't for the fa
tamerlan was an extrovert. >> wow. and he had the force of will and inner strength to succeed in a very tough business which at the end of the day calls for you to strap on gloves, get in a ring with someone of equal height, power, and size and -- >> he equated himself quite well. >> that's right. knock each other out. >> john curran, thank you very much. john curran, former boxing coach of what is now one of two suspects deceased older brother with the black baseball...
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will release the body of slain suspect tamerlan tsarnaev. the family is having trouble finding a place to bury him. the boston mosque they attended refused to do the service. early this morning in russia, the mother was told she can see her son dzhokhar now in fair condition at a boston hospital. >> she became increasingly devout, tamerlan, the older brother, gravitated toward her. there's an interesting question about what influence she had over tamerlan. >> reporter: back home another classified briefing. >> the main question is the fbi's investigation going back to 2011 and why it was not followed up since then. >> i'm very concerned that there still seems to be serious problems with sharing information. >> reporter: on capitol hill, the secretary of homeland security explained why tamerlan tsarnaev's trip to russia raised no red flags. >> the fbi text alert on him at that point was more than a year old and had expired. >> reporter: today the focus is back in boston where vice president and mrs. biden attend a memorial for sean collier, t
will release the body of slain suspect tamerlan tsarnaev. the family is having trouble finding a place to bury him. the boston mosque they attended refused to do the service. early this morning in russia, the mother was told she can see her son dzhokhar now in fair condition at a boston hospital. >> she became increasingly devout, tamerlan, the older brother, gravitated toward her. there's an interesting question about what influence she had over tamerlan. >> reporter: back home...
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. >> tamerlan tsarnaev spend six months in russia. they interviewed him before he left. >> i want to know why after he was interviewed and after a foreign intelligence service raises the flag on the individual why he was allowed to travel abroad. >> some lawmakers insist the fbi did as much as they could. >> at some point, they have nothing. you can't ask them to do something with nothing. >> many questions about where this investigation is headed >>> the fbi is also disputing the mother of the suspect. she says that after the bombing on monday, the fbi came back and interviewed her older son but the fbi says, that's not the case. laura? >> thank you very much for the update, tracy. new details about the wild shootout with police that left one of the bombing suspects dead and the other injured. the watertown police chief telling the boston globe that 26-year-old tamerlan tsarnaev was alive and struggling with officers. the chief says the injuries from that crash are what ultimately killed him. >> in the meantime, federal investigators
. >> tamerlan tsarnaev spend six months in russia. they interviewed him before he left. >> i want to know why after he was interviewed and after a foreign intelligence service raises the flag on the individual why he was allowed to travel abroad. >> some lawmakers insist the fbi did as much as they could. >> at some point, they have nothing. you can't ask them to do something with nothing. >> many questions about where this investigation is headed >>> the...
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an employee at a fireworks company says that records show tamerlan tsarnaev bought fireworks at a store in new hampshire in february. >> it's a little disturbing and unsettling that i had any interaction with him. he was an everyday customer, so i dealt with him the way i would any other customer off the street. >> reporter: several online instructions including the one in "inspire" recommended using the contents of fireworks as a bomb component. 5,000 miles away, fbi agents were in the russian province of dagostan to interview the parents. the mother insists her sons could not be terrorists. >> what's happened is a terrible thing but i know that my kids have nothing to do with this. i know it. i am mother. >> that was nbc's pete williams reporting. >>> charges against the mississippi man accused of sending ricin-laced letters to president obama and mississippi senator wicker has been dropped. now investigators are looking for answers at the home of a new suspect. tracie potts has the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. turned out they had been feuding for years over someth
an employee at a fireworks company says that records show tamerlan tsarnaev bought fireworks at a store in new hampshire in february. >> it's a little disturbing and unsettling that i had any interaction with him. he was an everyday customer, so i dealt with him the way i would any other customer off the street. >> reporter: several online instructions including the one in "inspire" recommended using the contents of fireworks as a bomb component. 5,000 miles away, fbi...
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answers about whether the intelligence community should have done more to follow up on the older brother, tamerlan, after the russians complained two years ago that he appeared to be growing more radicalized. >> what about his electronic footprint, the suspect's cell phone they were trying to use to track him, the laptop they were anxious to look for inside his apartment? >> reporter: right. they have all that. they do have his cell phone we were told today. and they're looking through all of that for evidence that others may have been working with them. but they say every day they look into this, they become more convinced or leaning more toward a conclusion that the two acted alone, brian. >> pete williams, thanks. pete in our washington bureau tonight. >>> up in boston the copley square area slowly getting back to business after really being frozen in place as a crime scene eight days ago. some of the folks in the area were today preparing to reopen the stretch of that great city that will sadly forever be known as something of a crime scene. anne thompson is in boston for us tonight. >> report
answers about whether the intelligence community should have done more to follow up on the older brother, tamerlan, after the russians complained two years ago that he appeared to be growing more radicalized. >> what about his electronic footprint, the suspect's cell phone they were trying to use to track him, the laptop they were anxious to look for inside his apartment? >> reporter: right. they have all that. they do have his cell phone we were told today. and they're looking...
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just months before the bombings, tamerlan tsarnaev shop here at this fireworks store in new hampshire. the store owner said he purchased these large lock and load mortar kits. 48 fireworks in all. what was his demeanor when he bought this? >> just a normal everyday customer. he wasn't overly friendly or rude. >> reporter: from his hospital bed, bombing suspect dzhokhar is filling in the blanks saying they learned how to make a bomb from the internet. dzhokhar told investigators he and his brother acted alone and offered a motive, too. the brothers believe the u.s. wars in iraq and afghanistan were an attack on islam. the day after the boston attack, dzhokhar spoke with college friends at the gym. >> i talked to him about how it was crazy that we had a bombing in boston. >> you said that, you talked about the bombing? >> yes, i said it's a real tragedy that it's happened in afghanistan and around the world. >> reporter: meanwhile, tamerlan's wife katie lives in seclusion at her parents' home in rhode island. >> the reports of violence by her husband and brother-in-law came as an absolu
just months before the bombings, tamerlan tsarnaev shop here at this fireworks store in new hampshire. the store owner said he purchased these large lock and load mortar kits. 48 fireworks in all. what was his demeanor when he bought this? >> just a normal everyday customer. he wasn't overly friendly or rude. >> reporter: from his hospital bed, bombing suspect dzhokhar is filling in the blanks saying they learned how to make a bomb from the internet. dzhokhar told investigators he...
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after a shootout that ensued, 26-year-old tamerlan tsarnaev was pronounced dead at the hospital. at 1:17, officials descended and began the start of a massive man hunt. several explosive devices scatterled in the streets were detonated. at 8:00 a.m., the governor urged boston to shelter in place. that was lifted ten hours later. around 7:00 last night, shots erupted in watertown once between. federal investigators received a tip that a person covered in blood was inside a boat in a woman's backyard. at 8:45 after another round of gunfire, officials announced they do have the suspect in custody alive. and dozens of people waiting on the streets of watertown erupt into cheers, applauding the work of law enforcement. the white house releasing this photo of president obama in the oval office moments after tsarnaev was captured. it showed the president being briefed by the assistant to the president. mr. obama addressed the nation last night. praising law enforcement personnel and the city of boston for its resolve. this week, some 9,000 people from every law enforcement agency near a
after a shootout that ensued, 26-year-old tamerlan tsarnaev was pronounced dead at the hospital. at 1:17, officials descended and began the start of a massive man hunt. several explosive devices scatterled in the streets were detonated. at 8:00 a.m., the governor urged boston to shelter in place. that was lifted ten hours later. around 7:00 last night, shots erupted in watertown once between. federal investigators received a tip that a person covered in blood was inside a boat in a woman's...
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at 2:38 they say tsarnaev and his older brother tamerlan are seen turning on to boylston street. he stays and uses his cell phone after he drops his backpack. when the first bomb goes off the complaint says every head turns towards the explosion except tsarnaev's. he alone appears calm and then he walks away without his knapsack having left it on the ground where he had been standing. ten seconds lar. from
at 2:38 they say tsarnaev and his older brother tamerlan are seen turning on to boylston street. he stays and uses his cell phone after he drops his backpack. when the first bomb goes off the complaint says every head turns towards the explosion except tsarnaev's. he alone appears calm and then he walks away without his knapsack having left it on the ground where he had been standing. ten seconds lar. from